The Internet is a big place, and finding files
and information can often be quite tricky. Previous versions of Interarchy made
finding files easy with the Software Finder (formerly called Mac Search), which
allowed you to find files in the Info-Mac archive. With Mac OS 8.5, Apple introduced
Sherlock, which allows you to search many web-based search engines. Interarchy
allows you to search Sherlock-compatible Internet Search Sites using any version of
the Mac OS from 7.6.1 onwards.

To find files or information on the Internet, use
File:Search Internet menu option. Type words to search for.
Keep it simple to
start with, and narrow it down later if you get too many 'hits', or matches. For
example, search for interarchy first - don't search for interarchy-38.sit.bin to
start with. Choose the site to search from the popup menu.

Interarchy will allow you
to search any servers with Sherlock configuration files in System
Folder:Internet Search Sites:, and will also recognize any search files you place in
System Folder:Interarchy:Internet Search Sites:.

Info-Mac
http://www.info-mac.org/ is the largest Macintosh software archive in the
world, so it's a great place to find Mac shareware and freeware. The files will be
mapped to your local Info-Mac FTP server as specified in the Internet control
panel's file transfer settings. So if the search works, but the download fails,
chances are your Internet control panel's settings need to be updated - perhaps the
selected mirror site is no longer active. Check the current mirror list at
http://www.info-mac.org/mod/draft/mirror/ for another local mirror to try
instead.

Other servers will find other information. In particular,
VersionTracker

http://www.versiontracker.com/

is a good starting point for
finding Mac software and updates. If your favorite site has a Sherlock plug-in, add
it to System Folder:Internet Search Sites:, and both Sherlock and Interarchy will
allow you to search it.

In addition to its searching functionality, the Search
Internet window has a Test button, which will try all the installed Internet Search
Sites available to Interarchy. This feature was previously a separate program from
Stairways, called Sherlock Tester. It tests all opens installed Internet Search
Sites and shows the received responses in the Transcript window.